Chōriki Sentai Ohranger (Super Powered Squadron Ohrangernote "Oh" has many possible meanings, from being an acronym for "Overtech Hardware" to being the Japanese word for "King".) is the nineteenth installment in the Super Sentai series, airing from 1995 to 1996.

Six million years after being exiled from Earth by his creators on Pangaea, the evil robot Bacchushund has returned with his Machine Empire, Baranoia. In order to defeat the threat, five officers of UAOH (United Airforce Overtech Hardware) must use technology from Pangaea itself to become the mighty Ohranger team.

Allies:

The Machine Empire Baranoia is comprised of:

Prince Buldont: Bacchus's loyalson. He is later upgraded into an older form, KaiserBuldont.note In Power Rangers Zeo, the latter form was incorporated to an entirely different character, Prince Gasket, the older son of the king.

Cool Bike: The Jetter bikes. This was the last time until Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger where each member of the main team had bikes of their own. After this point, only certain rangers (usually reds or extras) rode bikes if there were any.

Crossover: Started the tradition of the yearly crossover movie with Olé vs. Kakuranger.

Humongous Mecha: Ohranger is known for having the most variety when it comes to individual mecha and possible mecha formations in Super Sentai, even when compared to succeeding shows.

A Mech by Any Other Name: The Chōriki Mobiles (the components of the Ohranger Robo) and the Blocker Robos (the components of the Oh Blocker).

Animal Mecha: Only three this time. The Chōriki Mobiles for the male Ohrangers are based on mythological beasts, while the ones for the female members are tanks based on ancient humanoid statues.

Combining Mecha: Two again. Their first one, the Ohranger Robo, also had five interchangeable helmets, one for each member, with the default one being Oh Red's Wing Head (the other four being Green's Horn Head, Blue's Graviton Head, Yellow's Vulcan Head and Pink's Cannon Head.

Chariot Formation (not exactly a mecha combination in the traditional sense, since it involves Green's and Blue's Chōriki Mobiles hauling Yellow's and Pink's respectively by being chained to them)

Mecha Expansion Pack: The Red Puncher served this function to the Ohranger Robo, while the King Pyramider could work with both of them, as well as the Blocker Robos.

Ohranger Robo + Red Puncher = Buster Ohranger Robo

King Pyramider, the mecha of the King Ranger, has three formations: its default Pyramid Formation, where its shaped like a mobile pyramid; the Carrier Formation, where it becomes a flying warship that carries the Chōriki Mobiles and Red Puncher on top of it; and the Battle Formation, where it becomes a giant robot after combining with the Chōriki Mobiles and Red Puncher or with the Blocker Robos.

Law of Chromatic Superiority: Even though it's tradition for the first battles in Sentai series to have the whole team, Oh Red actually gets to fight a battle and look awesome on his own at the end of episode one, as his astonished teammates watch. It's in the next episode that they assemble and fight as a team.

Also, Gorō's the only one who managed to tame the Red Puncher robot. Furthermore, he's a Captain, while the other four are all First Lieutenants.

Tropes specific to Chouriki Sentai Ohranger:

A Day in the Limelight: Episode 8 could be considered this for Ohranger Robo; the episode starts with a mecha battle and has a particularly elaborate battle for the episode's climax. Considering Ohranger Robo didn't debut until episode 7 (although two of the Chouriki Mobiles appeared in episode 6), episode 8 was likely written to make up for the lack of mecha for a month and a half.

All Men Are Perverts: Subverted. Chief Miura is unaffected by Multiwa's Charm spells because he's trained his body and heart to resist being moved against his will. The Ohranger males however are constantly taken down by it, despite knowing who she is.

BFS: OhBlocker's Twin Blocken Crash finisher. It combines the two sabers together above its head, allowing them to project a gigantic Laser Blade that comes crashing down on the monster. Was only used twice, afterwards being replaced by OhBlocker rolling Tackleboy at the monster.

Continuity Snarl: The Ohranger vs. Kakuranger crossover movie features the Oh Blocker, Tackle Boy and Gunmazin. This is despite the fact the movie is set when Emperor Bacchushund is still alive, whereas Oh Blocker's first battle was precisely the battle where Bacchushund died and the other two appeared afterward.

Although, the first few episodes did manage to be surprisingly gritty and intense, especially with episode 1 to 4 or so, giving a little insight of what the show could have been.

Dragon Ascendant: Buldont, who proves to be more dangerous than his father after his upgrade.

Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: One Baranoia monster's scheme was to amplify the sound of babies crying to destructive levels. He wanted to discourage humans from ever having babies; pity he never imagined they'd try desperately to calm them down.

Fake Defector: Juri fakes cowardice in order to get the antidote for a monster's poison. It doesn't go that well.

Fanservice: One scene by the river during the Kakuranger team up, where we can see some talent from the Ohranger girls.

There's also episode 23, in which Juri has to battle her brainwashed team-mates in first her swimsuit and then in just her underwear.

In general, Momo and Juri are two of the shapeliest Sentai heroines ever AND get a ton of panty shots.

Pun-Based Title: "Ohranger" can mean several things depending on the context. It can refer to the O.H. (Overtech Hardware) technology used by the heroes, the Japanese word for "King", the Spanish word "Olé" (which is the catchphrase of the Ohrangers), or even as a homophone for the word "Aura" (oura).

Theme Naming: The Ohrangers, sans Riki, have surnames relating to their geometric symbols.

Maruo = Round tail

Nijo = Two Linesnote Like the mathematical sign of equality, which Juri's symbol resembles.

Mita = Three Fieldsnote Yūji's symbol is a triangle

Yokkaichi = Fourth Day Citynote Shohei's symbol is a rectangle

Hoshino = Star Field

Riki's symbol is the Kanji "Oh"/"King", matching his codename. It has six "terminals" in its shape as he's literally the Sixth Ranger of the group.

Time Skip: The sidetrip to the home planet of the Dorin and of chouriki in episode 47 takes what seems like a few hours to the team, but it turns out to have actually kept them out of commission for six months.

Tomboy and Girly Girl: Juri and Momo. They switch based on the situation. Generally Juri is more physically competent and outspoken and confident, while Momo has a softer feminine personality and is the Distressed Damsel a few times.

Trojan Horse: The Ohrangers use a Trojan Horse gambit (Chief Miura directly brings up the myth, even) to get themselves and the Blocker Robos inside the Baranoia moon base in "The Five Robos' Great Riot".

Villain Decay: A side effect of the show becoming Lighter and Softer, the Baranoia Empire, which start the show with a full fledged invasion of Japan, complete with troops, artillery, and aircraft (The first episode is even called "Invasion! 1999"), abandon their initial plan to bomb Japan and its government into submission after the first few episodes. Afterwards, they soon settle into pettier Monster of the Week style schemes. Their attitude also gradually changes from sadistic Social Darwinist to more comical. In earlier episodes, Bacchus had no qualms about destroying minions whenever they displayed any sign of weakness or sympathy towards humanity. In a later episode, he and his son are seen admiring pictures of human women in swimsuits, which they subsequently try to hide from Hysteria.

Xanatos Gambit: Buldont and Multiwa combine this with a Uriah Gambit when they reprogram Bomber the Great and have him attack the Ohrangers. The outcome of Bomber the Great being defeated has a bonus as his death would trigger a missile that would destroy the sun. Fortunately, Gunmajin manages to stop the missile.

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